Premier Alan Winde has defended the “mass” protest led by his DA party in Mitchells Plain - an area that continues to show among the lowest numbers for vaccine uptake in the province at just over 20%.
The party’s leader, John Steenhuisen, along with DA mayoral candidate Geordin Hill-Lewis and provincial leader Albert Fritz, were among those leading the protest against Police Minister Bheki Cele’s plan to “hijack local law enforcement in Cape Town”.
’’So I will say no, I don't think it's irresponsible. I think it's within the framework. As long as we are adhering to distancing rules, wearing masks, catching up on our vaccines, I hope that was part of the message conveyed. I myself will be out on the ground in Mitchells Plain on Saturday encouraging more people to get vaccinated."
“That is why I have called for the termination of the National State of Disaster by President Cyril Rampahosa during my engagement in the President’s Co-ordinating Council meeting. “We have tailored our response to the third wave in line with clearly identified trigger points to ensure that we protect our health-care system so that we can respond throughout the pandemic,” he said.
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